Back on March 2, reports surfaced that the New York Yankees, watching their starting pitching depth go down piece by piece, showed interest in New York Mets‘ lefty Steven Matz. After all, back then, the Queens squad had six qualified starters and five available slots in the rotation. They could listen. But they chose not to.
The Mets’ front office decided against the idea of trading Matz knowing that if they did it, the depth they had put together would vanish. Despite rumors saying that the Yankees were willing to part with prized young slugger Miguel Andujar, Matz ended up staying.